5th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR
Weather: Another warm sunny day with some wind.
Projects: Wetland Census, Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan Bunting
An early start as all hands hit the Wetland Census this morning, covering all our areas throughout the day and DWE teaching LST and LAR there sites and the survey method.
Fräknabotten
Greylag Goose: 5
Mallard: 1 pair + 1 adult
Gadwall: 2 pairs
Teal: 2 pairs + 66
Wigeon: 2 pairs
Lapwing: 14
Snipe: 1
Spotted Crake: 1
Wood Sandpipier: 11
Ruff: 6
Greenshank: 7
Crane: 25
Black-headed Gull: 6
Common Tern: 2
Sörbyjön
Black-headed Gull: 50
Water Rail: 2
Redshank: 1
Coot: 1 pair
Killingemaden
Greylag Goose: 82 + 73 chicks
Wigeon: 8
Lapwing: 7
Snipe: 5
Teal: 4
Wood Sandpiper: 1
Hammarbotten
Mute Swan: 2
Whooper Swan: 12
Greylag Goose: 46 + 56 chicks
Canada Goose: 1
Mallard: 2 pairs + 1
Teal: 70
Gadwall: 4 pairs + 1
Shoveler: 1 pair + 1
Redshank: 3
Wood Sandpiper: 7
Lapwing: 18
Crane: 15
Black-headed Gull: 56
Common Tern: 8
Hammarmaden
Mute Swan: 2
Greylag Goose: 274 + 239 chicks
Mallard: 1 pair
Teal: 8
Shoveler: 1 pair + 1
Goldeneye: 1 pair + 1
Lapwing: 4
Crane: 1
Wigeon: 27
Fiskingemaden
Greylag Goose: 13
Mallard: 2 pairs
Gadwall: 19 pairs (!)
Black-headed Gull: 53
Common Tern: 1
Snipe: 2
Värstamaden
Greylag Goose: 1 pair + 5 chicks
Mallard: 1 pair + 2
Teal: 8
Gadwall: 1 pair
Goldeneye: 1
Grey Heron: 1
Coot: 1
Bittern: 1
Åslajön
Greylag Goose: 32
Black-headed Gull: 2
Coot: 1
Red-necked Grebe: 1
Fågelsjön
Mute Swan: 7
Greylag Goose: 28
Canada Goose: 1 pair + 5
Mallard: 2 pairs + 2
Gadwall: 7 pairs
Teal: 28
Shoveler: 1
Pintail: 1 pair
Goldeneye: 2 pairs + 2
Tufted Duck: 1 pair
Red-necked Grebe: 2 pairs + 1
Coot: 11
Lapwing: 1
Wood Sandpiper: 8
Black-headed Gull: 2
Common Tern: 3
During her census at Åslajön and Fågelsjön, MLA discovered 2 singing GRW’s in each lake.
This afternoon, some practise was put into canoe handling and maintenance followed by some evening Ortolan Bunting work, which came up trumps, with 3 birds seen, 2 with colour rings, one unringed and a further 2 heard.
DWE